183: Chapter 183 A Variety of Drinks! Internal Problems at the Hot Pot Restaurant!

Chapter 183: All Kinds of Drinks! Internal Issues of the Hotpot Restaurant!

Although Su Yang's actions left her a bit dazed, Jiang Yuzhen still carried out his request.

After all, Jiang Yuzhen had seen her fair share of drinking culture.

Every time she had a dinner party with her superiors in the past, it felt like facing a formidable enemy!

"There might be some in the company management who like to drink. If they want to, let them order it themselves!" Su Yang wasn't actually stingy enough to forbid alcohol entirely. "But no one is allowed to pressure others into drinking during the dinner. Employees can drink if they want to, but those who don't want to shouldn't be forced. Tell them that."

Most of the people at Spark Media were young, and the majority of the signed influencers were also young.

They didn't necessarily like drinking!

"Okay, Boss!"

Jiang Yuzhen felt much more at ease and suddenly found herself looking forward to this small celebratory banquet.

If it was purely about the food, she was more than willing to try it!

By evening, the eight signed influencers with over a million followers, along with the company's best livestream salesperson, Niu Zhitong, arrived at the restaurant's private room. The rest of Spark Media's middle and upper management were also present.

Two other signed influencers weren't in Rongcheng, so Su Yang didn't make them come back.

Before the food was served, Su Yang briefly praised the management present.

He praised Yu Siying and the vice president.

He also praised Jiang Yan, Dai Jiaying, Gong Zihao, Yin Wenyu, Xia Jingshu, and other signed influencers!

He had a good memory and was well-prepared, so every praise hit the mark.

For instance, he praised Yu Siying for her excellent management skills, noting that employees rarely worked overtime...

He praised Jiang Yan for the rapid improvement in her acting skills.

He praised Dai Jiaying for her good temper and makeup skills.

He praised Gong Zihao for his hard work and selling a lot of snacks.

He jokingly said Gong Zihao was a strategic partner of Jiuxiang Food!

...

The management and influencers were all glowing from the praise!

Su Yang also vaguely indicated that once Spark Media's profits stabilized, he would consider giving bonuses to management, employees, and even the signed influencers.

The group immediately got excited, their eyes practically glowing with greed!

Once the dishes started arriving, Su Yang told them that they could order alcohol if they wanted, but they absolutely must not get drunk!

There were a few middle-aged male managers with thicker nerves who were willing to drink.

However, they only ordered beer.

Anyone could see that Su Yang didn't like drunks!

But they felt that since the atmosphere was right, they wanted to have a few drinks.

Everyone else seemed to prefer the drinks Su Yang had prepared for them.

"Brother Duan, aren't you drinking?"

Gong Zihao asked Duan Hongyu, who was sitting next to him, looking like a middle-aged corporate drone with a bit of stubble.

Duan Hongyu shook his head. "No, I've already ruined my health with drinking long ago!"

Gong Zihao: "I want to have some beer!"

Duan Hongyu glanced at him, unscrewed a bottle of soy milk, and poured him a glass. "Kids should stick to milk!"

After saying that, he took a big gulp of soy milk himself.

Then, his small eyes behind his glasses began to scan the delicious food on the table, as if he was already thinking about what to eat first when the meal started.

Gong Zihao looked at Dai Jiaying next to him. "Sister Jiaying, are you drinking?"

Dai Jiaying didn't care much. "How about some champagne?"

"Sure!"

Gong Zihao asked again, "Sister Jiang Yan, what about you?"

Jiang Yan smiled. "Just coconut milk!"

"And Sister Xia Jingshu?"

Xia Jingshu stole a glance at Jiang Yan's chest. "Ummm... I'll have coconut milk too!"

"Alright then!"

Gong Zihao pulled back his neck despondently.

Seeing Su Yang generously pouring soy milk into his glass, Jiang Yuzhen followed suit and poured herself some coconut milk.

Once all the dishes were served, Su Yang picked up his milky-white glass, stood up, and smiled. "Let's have a toast. To the better and better development of Spark Media!"

"Okay, Boss!"

"Good!"

"..."

A group of Spark Media executives and signed influencers stood up, raising their multi-colored glasses.

There was milky-white soy milk and coconut milk, pale yellow beer, transparent champagne and Sprite, brown cola and herbal tea...

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Seeing Su Yang finish his soy milk, several male managers also downed their beers, and the others followed suit.

"Everyone, eat up. Don't let the food get cold!"

After the celebratory banquet ended, Su Yang, along with Jiang Yuzhen and Yu Siying, arranged for everyone to head back.

No one got drunk at the banquet; at most, their faces were just flushed!

In the U8, Su Yang sat in the back row, with Jiang Yan leaning slightly against Xia Jingshu.

Her small hand, however, very naughtily reached for his stomach.

Feeling a tickle on his stomach, Su Yang's abdominal muscles began to tighten.

Then Jiang Yan began to stroke along the contours of his abs...

Hiss—this woman...

After Xia Jingshu's followers surpassed a million, the company arranged a better residence for her, in the same neighborhood as Jiang Yan.

After dropping the two of them off at the neighborhood and watching the car slowly start up, Jiang Yuzhen hurriedly reminded, "Brother Hua, the boss hasn't gotten in the car yet!"

Feng Hua stared at the road ahead and said with a smile, "The boss isn't coming. I'll pick him up tomorrow!"

"Jiang Yan?"

"You're the boss's secretary; the boss trusts you!" Feng Hua reminded her. "Don't say what shouldn't be said!"

"Oh~"

Jiang Yuzhen leaned against the car window, staring blankly at the scenery outside.

She had been in a pretty good mood, but now she felt a bit dejected.

Feng Hua didn't say anything, just drove quietly and seriously.

He had no opinion on the boss's private life.

It was all consensual, so there wasn't much to say.

He was quite satisfied with the boss; he had a steady personality, never lost his temper, and was polite to him.

The salary and benefits were also very high, matching those of executives in several companies.

He only occasionally worked overtime, and there was basically no pressure in his work.

Sometimes he even felt like he was being spoiled into uselessness by the boss.

He also had the boss's permission to exercise at Spark Fitness whenever he had no other tasks while the boss was working at the headquarters.

Jiang Yuzhen would notify him in advance of where the boss needed to go!

The next day, a refreshed Su Yang returned to Jufan Holdings and held a small meeting.

Other subsidiaries had salespeople who needed to run around outside.

The workload at the main company wasn't that heavy.

At the meeting, Su Yang distributed a new batch of Spark Fitness monthly cards to the employees of the main company.

He also expressed his hope that they would exercise more.

Only with a healthy body could one have the abundant energy to devote to work.

According to the customer data analysis from Spark Fitness, employees of Su Yang's Jiuxiang Catering Management Company exercised at the gym far more often than those from ordinary companies!

Therefore, these employees of Jufan Holdings certainly had the potential to become loyal gym customers!

After the small meeting, Su Yang checked the renovation progress of his office and then went back to Jiuxiang Catering to learn about its development in Shancheng from Ji Guoxiong.

Guo Fang had already set up a management team.

Half were veteran employees of Jiuxiang Catering, and half were new employees recruited from Shancheng.

Three stores had already opened in Shancheng, and business was quite good.

Guo Fang gave a relatively optimistic forecast!

However, Ji Guoxiong still brought up the issue of talent reserves.

Besides the talent reserves, the service quality of the Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurants in Rongcheng had also declined.

Occasionally, some valid complaints had even appeared.

Although these complaints were few, compared to the good reputation Jiuxiang Catering had in its early stages,

Ji Guoxiong believed this was not a good sign.

"Boss, you indeed offer them a good salary... but they also have moments of burnout. Good treatment alone cannot keep employees working hard forever; scientific management and corresponding assessments are also needed!" Ji Guoxiong said in a low voice. "I think it's necessary for us to sort things out properly. We developed too fast in the early stage, and employee recruitment and training were also too fast. Management and assessment haven't quite kept up, so problems are inevitable."

Su Yang frowned and thought for a moment. "Alright!"

He was actually a bit unhappy!

He had just gained a +15% service improvement effect... yet valid complaints had actually increased!

"Also, the managers of the thirty-plus stores in Rongcheng need to be trained and assessed again!" Ji Guoxiong added. "Most of them were recruited from outside and only went through short-term training... Employees from two hotpot restaurants have already complained to our assessors about their store managers."